El chapo's story shows why Trump's plan to defeat Mexican cartels may fail

Guzmán's rise from a poor Sinaloa orange seller into the 67th most powerful man in the world in 2013

Infamous Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera – aka “El Chapo” – currently faces 17 drug trafficking, murder, kidnapping and money laundering charges in the US, accrued over the past quarter-century.

The timing of his extradition, on President Barack Obama’s final day in office, led to much speculation among analysts on both sides of the border. Was it Mexico’s parting gift to Obama or a strategic bargaining chip for future diplomatic dealings with Trump?

Those questions quickly faded after Trump managed to tweet president Enrique Peña